"Back in June, Germany hosted the conclusion of the 2025 UEFA Nations League but eliminated in a 2-1 loss to Portugal in the semifinal. Germany also lost the third place match to France, 2-0. Germany will now turn its focus to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Germany is the heavy favorite to earn the automatic qualifier spot in Group A."
"Julian Nagelsmann loves to tinker with his lineups and formations. This will likely resemble more of a 3-4-3 in attacking situations, with the outside backs moving up the flank and Joshua Kimmich dropping into the back line. Thanks to Kimmich moving back to the central midfield, Eintracht Frankfurt's Nnamdi Collins will get his shot at claiming the right back position. Serge Gnabry and Karim Adeyemi will move forward as well to give Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade carte blanche to roam freely"
Germany plays Slovakia at Tehelne Pole Stadion in Bratislava on September 4, 2025 at 9:45pm local time (2:45pm EST), with coverage on Fox One, Fox Soccer Plus and ViX. Germany exited the 2025 UEFA Nations League after a 2-1 semifinal loss to Portugal and a 2-0 third-place loss to France, and now targets automatic qualification for the 2026 World Cup as Group A favorites. Slovakia reached the Nations League promotion playoff but lost to Slovenia 1-0 on aggregate and remains a candidate for a World Cup wild-card. Julian Nagelsmann is likely to use an attack-oriented 3-4-3 with Joshua Kimmich dropping into the backline, Nnamdi Collins at right back, and attacking options including Serge Gnabry, Karim Adeyemi, Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade, with substitutions such as David Raum, Robert Andrich, Nadiem Amiri and Niclas Füllkrug expected to be important.
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